Juan Balboa Boneke

Juan Balboa Boneke (9 June 1938 – 10 March 2014) was an Equatorial Guinean politician[1] and writer.[2]

He was born in Rebola, Spanish Guinea and studied at the Escuela Superior de Santa Isabel and at La Escuela social de Granada. He was minister under Teodoro Obiang[1] until he dissented with the dictatorship's policies and went into exile in Valencia, Spain. Prior to his position in the Guinean government, he would live over 15 year + in Majorca (where his daughter María Concepción, a flamenco singer best known as Concha Buika was born). After his exile,he settled down in Valencia with his second wife and her family.[2]

Balboa Boneke died from renal problems, coupled with a three-year depression caused by the death of his wife, on 10 March 2014 in Valencia, Spain.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Villarejo, E. (10 October 2003). "Placido Mico critica la formacion del Gobierno guineano en el exilio". ABC.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 Comacho, Ana (28 February 1988). "Obian: "Ni el Rey ni González son culpables"". El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. "Ha muerto esta mañana, en Valencia, el... - Radio Macuto Guinea Ecuatorial - Facebook". Retrieved 26 December 2014.


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